Inventors:
Pallassana N. Ramachandran - Robbinsville NJ
Paul S. Grand - Highland Park NJ
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company - New York NY
International Classification:
C11D 312
D06M 1324
Abstract:
A fabric softening heavy duty liquid detergent, useful for both cleaning and softening laundry, includes certain proportions of sodium linear higher alkylbenzene sulfonate, sodium alkyl polyethoxy sulfate, builder salt (highly preferably a mixture of sodium tripolyphosphate and sodium carbonate), finely divided swelling bentonite and water. Such product is a stable pourable liquid, convenient for use in washing machines, for hand washing of laundry and for pre-treatment of badly soiled portions of items to be laundered. Preferably, the liquid detergent comprises about 9% of sodium linear tridecylbenzene sulfonate, about 2% of sodium alkyl polyethoxy sulfate wherein the alkyl is of 12 to 15 carbon atoms and the polyethoxy is of 3 ethylene oxide groups, 10 to 17% of sodium tripolyphosphate, e. g. , 12% and 15%, 2 to 6% of sodium carbonate, e. g. , 2% and 6%, about 12% of Wyoming bentonite, and 55 to 65% of water.